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Paper Abstract
In this paper we explore the use of non-imaging optics for rooftop solar concentrators. Specifically, we focus on
compound parabolic concentrators (CPCs), which form an ideal shape for cylindrical thermal absorbers, and for linear
PV cells (allowing the use of more expensive but more efficient cells). Rooftops are ideal surfaces for solar collectors as
they face the sky and are generally free, unused space. Concentrating solar radiation adds thermodynamic value to
thermal collectors (allowing the attainment of higher temperature) and can add efficiency to PV electricity generation.
CPCs allow that concentration over the day without the need for tracking. Hence they have become ubiquitous in
applications requiring low concentration.
Paper Details
Date Published: 7 September 2016
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 9955, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII—Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics, 99550K (7 September 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2237415
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9955:
Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII—Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics
Roland Winston; Jeffrey M. Gordon, Editor(s)
PDF: 14 pages
Proc. SPIE 9955, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII—Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics, 99550K (7 September 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2237415
Show Author Affiliations
Gary Rosengarten, RMIT Univ. (Australia)
Cameron Stanley, RMIT Univ. (Australia)
Dave Ferrari, RMIT Univ. (Australia)
Cameron Stanley, RMIT Univ. (Australia)
Dave Ferrari, RMIT Univ. (Australia)
Andrew Blakers, The Australian National Univ. (Australia)
Tom Ratcliff, The Australian National Univ. (Australia)
Tom Ratcliff, The Australian National Univ. (Australia)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9955:
Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration XIII—Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nonimaging Optics
Roland Winston; Jeffrey M. Gordon, Editor(s)
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